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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C12500 Copper

Both C97400 nickel silver and C12500 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3